Nurse License Verification in New York
Verify RN and LPN licenses in real-time from the New York State Education Department — Office of the Professions (NYSED) via API. No manual lookups. No stale data. Built for healthcare staffing platforms, credentialing teams, and HR tech companies operating in New York.
The New York State Education Department — Office of the Professions
The New York State Education Department — Office of the Professions (NYSED) is the regulatory authority responsible for licensing and overseeing nursing practice in New York. The board issues Registered Nurse (RN) and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) licenses. New York is not a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state, which means nurses must hold a New York-issued license to practice in New York regardless of licenses held in other states.
Healthcare staffing agencies, telehealth platforms, and HR tech companies operating in New York must verify that every nurse holds a current, active license before placement or activation. Manual verification through the NYSED website is time-consuming, error-prone, and does not scale. New York nurse licenses renew on a triennial (every 3 years) cycle, which means license status can change at any time and must be verified at the point of onboarding or credentialing.
The Nurse License Verification API provides real-time programmatic access to New York State Education Department — Office of the Professions data. Instead of navigating the NYSED website manually, your platform can verify a New York nurse license in seconds with a single API call — returning license status, expiration date, license type, disciplinary actions, and a direct link to the official NYSED record.
How to Verify a New York Nurse License via API
Get Your API Key
Sign up for a free account on RapidAPI and subscribe to the Nurse License Verification API. Your API key is available immediately after subscribing. The free tier includes 50 verifications per month.
Make a Verification Request
Send a GET request to the /verify endpoint with the license number and state code NY. Include your API key in the x-rapidapi-key header.
Parse the Response
Receive a JSON response with license status, expiration date, license type, disciplinary actions, and a direct link to the official New York State Education Department — Office of the Professions record. Integrate the response into your onboarding or credentialing workflow.
API Request Example — New York
Request
curl --request GET \
--url 'https://nurse-license-verification.p.rapidapi.com/verify?license_number=RN123456&state=NY' \
--header 'x-rapidapi-host: nurse-license-verification.p.rapidapi.com' \
--header 'x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY'Response
{
"license_number": "RN123456",
"name": "Jane Smith",
"state": "NY",
"license_type": "Registered Nurse",
"status": "Active",
"expiration_date": "2027-06-30",
"disciplinary_actions": [],
"verified_at": "2026-04-07T00:00:00Z",
"source_url": "https://www.op.nysed.gov",
"cache_hit": false
}Data Returned for New York Nurse Licenses
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| license_number | string | The verified license number |
| name | string | Full name of the license holder |
| state | string | State code (NY) |
| license_type | string | RN or LPN |
| status | string | Active, Inactive, Expired, or Suspended |
| expiration_date | string | License expiration date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| disciplinary_actions | array | Disciplinary actions on record, if any |
| verified_at | string | ISO 8601 timestamp of verification |
| source_url | string | Direct link to official NYSED record |
| cache_hit | boolean | Whether result was cached or fetched live |
Use Cases for New York Nurse License Verification
Healthcare Staffing Agencies
Healthcare staffing agencies placing travel, per diem, or permanent nurses in New York need to verify that every candidate holds a current, active license from the New York State Education Department — Office of the Professions before placement. The API automates this verification at the point of onboarding, eliminating manual NYSED lookups and reducing credentialing turnaround time from days to seconds. For agencies placing nurses across multiple states, the API provides a single integration point for all 31 supported states.
Telehealth Platforms
Telehealth platforms onboarding nurses licensed in New York must verify license status before activating providers on their platform. Since New York is not an NLC compact state, every nurse practicing in New York must hold a New York-issued license. The API enables telehealth platforms to automate this verification within their existing provider onboarding workflows, ensuring compliance without manual effort.
Credentialing and Re-Credentialing
Credentialing teams at hospitals, health systems, and managed care organizations in New York are required to verify nurse licenses during initial credentialing and at regular re-credentialing intervals. The API replaces manual NYSED lookups with real-time programmatic verification, ensuring that license data is always current and that expired or suspended licenses are flagged immediately. New York licenses renew on a triennial (every 3 years) cycle, making ongoing monitoring essential.
Background Check and Screening Companies
Background check and screening companies serving healthcare clients can integrate the API to automatically enrich screening workflows with real-time New York nurse license data. Instead of manually looking up each candidate on the NYSED website, the API returns verified license status, expiration date, and disciplinary history in a structured JSON format — ready to include in screening reports delivered to healthcare employers.
EHR and HR Tech Platforms
Electronic health record (EHR) systems and HR tech platforms building healthcare-specific hiring and compliance workflows can integrate the API to automate New York nurse license verification at the point of application, onboarding, or ongoing compliance monitoring. The structured JSON response makes it easy to parse and store license data within existing systems, and the API's 99.9% uptime SLA ensures reliability at scale.
Frequently Asked Questions — New York Nurse Licenses
How do I verify a nurse license in New York?+
Verify a New York nurse license in real time using the Nurse License Verification API with the license number and state code NY. The API queries the New York State Education Department Office of the Professions directly and returns current license status, expiration date, and disciplinary history.
Does New York participate in the Nurse Licensure Compact?+
No, New York is not a Nurse Licensure Compact state. Nurses must hold a New York-issued license to practice in New York.
What nurse license types are issued in New York?+
The New York State Education Department issues Registered Nurse (RN) and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) licenses through the Office of the Professions.
How often do New York nurse licenses renew?+
New York nurse licenses renew triennially — every 3 years. This is different from most states which renew biennially. The API returns the current expiration date for every New York license.
What data is returned for New York nurse license verifications?+
The API returns license number, full name, license type, status, expiration date, disciplinary actions, verified timestamp, and a direct link to the official NYSED record.
Can healthcare staffing agencies verify New York nurse licenses programmatically?+
Yes. New York is one of the largest healthcare markets in the country. Healthcare staffing agencies placing nurses in New York can automate license verification through the API, eliminating manual NYSED lookups entirely.
Official Data Source
All New York nurse license data is sourced directly from the New York State Education Department — Office of the Professions (NYSED) in real time. The API queries the official NYSED system at the time of each verification request and returns the most current data available.
Visit the official New York State Education Department — Office of the Professions websitelicenseapi.dev is not affiliated with the New York State Education Department — Office of the Professions or any state licensing board. All data returned by the API is publicly available government information.
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